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neu•ro•sis

Pronunciation: (noo-rō'sis, nyoo-),
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[key]—n.,—pl.-sesPronunciation: (-sēz).
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[key]Psychiatry.1. Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
2. a relatively mild personality disorder typified by excessive anxiety or indecision and a degree of social or interpersonal maladjustment.